where are they living?

[kylejustin]

can anyone please tell me where the family is living? just above the year 1738, on the mid left side of the image:

anderby, lincolnshire
frances, daughter of john rowning and mary his wife, was baptised at ? 18 mar 1737.

[Chrissie Smiff]

I know this is well before registration Kyle but Anderby came under Spilsby later. So I have looked through the Spilsby regs to see if it helped. The only think that looked a vague possibility was Welton, assuming that the hook on the last letter is part of the word below. Otherwise I have no idea I'm afraid.

[Anne in Carlisle]

I'm inclined to agree. Thought at first the word began with 'M' but comparing with the rest of the writing I do think its 'W'
Anne

[kylejustin]

i think it starts with 'wo' and ends in a 'g' or possibly a 'y', but it's different to 'mary'. nothing really matches among modern towns. she was the only baby to survive infancy, so i wonder if she was baptised in the family home, and that's the word? a house name instead of a town?

[kylejustin]

i think it's 'westley'. just found a note that she was also christened at westley waterless, cambridge in 1738. her father was the rector there prior to being the rector of anderby.

[Anne in Carlisle]

Wow .... good research Kyle!!!
Anne